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"Lean" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "estar inclinado hacia", and "crouch" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "agacharse". Learn more about the difference between "lean" and "crouch" below.
lean(
lin
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estar inclinado hacia
Is it true that the Tower of Pisa leans to one side?¿Es verdad que la torre de Pisa está inclinada hacia un lado?
a. apoyarse en
My grandfather leans on his cane to walk.Mi abuelo se apoya en su bastón para caminar.
a. inclinarse por
Left-wing parties lean toward social policies.Los partidos de izquierda se inclinan por políticas sociales.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (not fatty)
5. (slim)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. apoyar
The bricklayer leaned the ladder against the wall.El albañil apoyó la escalera contra la pared.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
8. (slope)
a. la inclinación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The wall has a slight lean.La pared tiene una ligera inclinación.
9. (culinary)
crouch(
krauch
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. agacharse
The boys crouched behind a car to hide from the teacher.Los niños se agacharon detrás de un auto para esconderse del profesor.
b. ponerse en cuclillas
Helga crouched to get a closer look at the spider on the ground.Helga se puso en cuclillas para ver de cerca la araña que había en el suelo.
c. agazaparse
The ocelot crouched in the bushes, waiting for its prey to get close enough.El ocelote se agazapaba en la maleza, a la espera de que su presa estuviera lo suficientemente cerca.
